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Updated at 4:04 pm ET -- Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker rejected as "ridiculous" the request of the Senate Democrats' leader for an in-person meeting between himself and the governor.Democrat Sen.

We're in Siberia, shivering. It's November, November 11, 2003, and two boys, Kolya and Maksim Muravyev, are ice fishing along the Lena River, where it's 13 below zero. All of a sudden, up in the sky, they see what looks like a flamingo.

Can you recognize yourself in a mirror? Of course you can. When you were 9 months old, you couldn't. If your mom had plopped you in front of a mirror, you'd see the baby in front of you, but you wouldn't know that baby was you.The science experiment that proves this is elegant and simple.

High-fashion label Christian Dior has fired British designer John Galliano, who has been accused of making anti-Semitic and racist comments.

It's not only Republicans like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who are challenging unions.

Anyone pining for some ice cream in London now has an unusual option to consider: ice cream made from mothers' breast milk.